9magicforever1 & 999ADJ: All Night Back-to-Back Two pioneers of the underground, 9magicforever1 and Toronto’s 999ADJ, join forces to deliver a relentless night of heavy jungle, drum and bass, and dub pressure. With years of experience in curating their own 3rd-space events, these artists are committed to elevating Black and Afro-diasporic electronic music through intense, immersive sound. Expect an unfiltered night on a bangin' sound system as they go back-to-back all night, creating a space that honors underground culture’s roots while pushing its boundaries. This isn't just a party—it’s a statement.

The.BlkRoom

4015 West Carroll Avenue #Unit 204 Chicago, IL 60624

Come join us at The.BlkRoom for an unforgettable night celebrating the release of MarkDaKidd's new EP, "Take A Risk For The Broken." Get ready for live performances, exclusive merch, and a chance to meet the artist himself. This in-person event is your opportunity to experience the music up close and personal. Don't miss out on this special night filled with great vibes and good music!

AfroJuke DJ Showcase Hosted by DJ John

DJ Astro - 8:00pm

Mr. Apop - 9:00pm

DJ Zuni - 10:00pm

DJ John West - 11:00pm

In collaboration with @tpp_cyphers

Meet us on the mat for Chaturangas + Convos, a wellness focused gathering brought to you by Little Spaces Wellness x TheBlk.Room. Chaturangas + Convos will open with a slower paced flow led by Alexis, featuring a post flow extended icebreaker and a chance to commune over coffee and light bites.

This offering is a donation based event, all love donations accepted the day of will support the hosts and a local nonprofit organization in Chicago (to be decided).

This is an all-levels event for adults and the flow can be adapted for most.

The guided movement will start promptly at 10:15, so please arrive in enough time to settle in.

SCHEDULE

• 10-10:15a – Check-in

• 10:15-11:00 – Community Movement

• 11:00-11:15– Icebreaker convo

• 11:30-1:00p – Community Time (shop vendors, sip coffee, connect with somone new)

WHAT TO BRING

Please bring your own yoga mat, wear comfy/breathable clothes, and anything else you need to feel supported (towel, water bottles, journal + pen).

The coffee chat is intended for attendees to stay, mingle and connect. There will be a handful of local vendors to support as well.

NOTICE OF RISK

Participants should understand the risk exercise such as Yoga and outdoor fitness and agree to hold no liability to instructors, land owners, or event hosts. If a particpant has concerns regarding pre-existing ailments and conditions they should consult a physican prior to participating in classes offered by hosts. The instructor leading Yoga - asana will offer mutliple variations of poses and encourage participants to listen to their bodies, honoring their physical limits.

PAYMENT

While particpation in class is free, day of class donations accepted & appreciated but not required!

CAPACITY

This event has limited capacity. If your plans change, please plan to release your ticket so that someone else can participate.

About Little Spaces Wellness

The genesis of Little Spaces Wellness is the belief that everyone, especially Black Women and communities, should have access to sustainable and safe holistic wellness experiences. With that, Little Spaces Wellness is a healing-influenced and healing-focused community wellness hub offering sliding-scale yoga and mindfulness sessions for individuals and organizations. Created by Alexis Dupree with this in mind, “I believe that freedom, healing and joy are our birthright, but also require the invested support of one’s community. Learn more at www.littlespaceswellness.com.

About TheBlk.Room

Founded in September 2021 as a co-creation space, TBR operated as a member-based music studio, built with the intention of providing a safe, accessible, and high-quality working environment for Black and Brown artists and musicians in Chicago. 

After outgrowing our original space, we transitioned to our new space in 2023 which has allowed us to expand our programming and membership. Fall 2024 will mark a year in our new home and we are excited for the future of TBR as we continue to cultivate resources for the Chicago artist community and sustain our mission. Learn more here.

Join us in celebration of World Mental Health Awareness Day as we 

share safe space and community with community panels, film discussions, live art and music.

Community Panels (ALL AGES) 4-6PM presented by True Star Media

Film Screenings 6pm

Music Jam Session

with performances by SharmonJarmon! , Ohni & Rizing Deity

Address:  The Blk Room 4015 W Carroll Ave Unit 204, Chicago, IL 60624

Join us October 7th to celebrate Bloom! TBR Member Oxvy.Morons EP release!

Live performance by Oxvy.Moron and Artist interview done by The Ghetto Flower

Special guest prefomances by @mvtemvte and @rheathsecond wiht DJ sets by @jhanee.wya

Elastic Arts and the blk.room present "Black Food Futures" - a community discussion, vendors market, and Dark Matter Residency performance showcase holding space to uplift and affirm the narratives of our community, fostering a future where food equity and sustainability thrive.

Come celebrate our power to change our narrative and reclaim our foodways as a community!

6:00 PM - Vendor Pop-Up and DJ Set by Mo Millie
7:00 PM - Dark Matter Resident performances: Leah Lara, Amyna Love
7:30 PM - Panel discussion hosted by Justus Cornelius
8:30 PM - Dark Matter Resident performances: sun Lynn Hunter, Nikki Patín
9:00 PM - Vendor Pop- Up and DJ Set by Mo Millie

$FREE$

The welcome to the Blkroom event is free to open up DJ John’s membership in the Blkroom. It will be a space to kick back, learn about the space, and showcase local Chicago talent. The event will feature a 15-minute live panel, live performances, live DJ sets, and an RNB Kickback at the end. 

Hosted by the best @dbaby902 and Dj sets by howykjordan and myself

Performances by @toriandlex_music, @butterfly_fly_kai, @antmajor_theoracle, @luuveyy

Vendors:@seasonedandsoaps @nia.noteworthy, @dadopamineproject

Who is @djjohn.west - My name is Dj John West and I am a Black queer multidisciplinary artist, educator, and space-maker from Chicago’s South Side. For the past nine years, I have been committed to creating spaces for Black, Brown, Queer, and other marginalized communities to experience joy and love through dance, music, and visual art. My artistic journey begins through the lens of DJing and photography. Through DJing, I highlight the connections between Black diasporic music like hip-hop, dancehall, and reggaeton, and through mixing I preserve Chicago’s stepping, skating, juke, and house music cultures. Djing provides the opportunity for me to connect music history, erotic desire, and collectivism. As a photographer, my work combines portraiture and earthly aesthetics to highlight the connections between Black and Brown creativity, youth, kinship, nature, and personal freedom. As a visual artist, my work attempts to queer time by blurring the lines of temporality and creating timeless pieces that center on Black queer expression. 

As a space maker, I work to provide free spaces so artists can express themselves freely, while also connecting themselves to a larger lineage of Chicago cultural production and political history. As an “academic” and researcher, I work to make connections between Chicago’s many Black renaissances to the nation’s larger histories with spatiality, cultural production, and education, and try to answer the question: What are the conditions of possibility for black pleasure, joy, and resistance in a world that is plagued with systemic anti-blackness?

ChiBrations LIGHTNING JAM is a jam session for electronics - live beat makers, electronic instrumentalists, looping and FX, keys & synths, vocoders, digital and analogue.  All ages and skill levels welcome.

Light food and refreshments will be available

FREE RSVP below!

Bring your gear, controllers, and cables.

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The ChiBrations Element Jam Session is a series of jams based on the themes of the natural elements (water, air, fire, earth, electricity). Each event will encourage participants to collaborate and engage with others in ways that prioritize the theme. Each given theme provides direction, and even sometimes limitation, but with the intention to lead creatives to new discoveries in artistic expression and language.

The Importance of Curating Our Personal Libraries and Creating Living Archives - Curated by Alexandria of SOUIL Chicago

A curated selection from theIr personal library of artists and texts referenced in Black Art: In the Absence of Light - 2021 Documentary/Drama ‧ 1h 25m FILM SHOWING

Celebrate the end of the summer series with a screening of the documentary.

Popcorn by Pop-FushionGourmet Popcorn

Indigo Sessions is a collective show series, founded by Aliyah Jones, created to highlight the artistry of Black Women and Femmes. Inspired by her own experiences and the noticeable absence of spaces that truly uplift and celebrate Black Women in the arts, Aliyah envisioned the series to embody a sanctuary where Our voices and stories could not only be heard but also nurtured.

Indigo Sessions is driven by a mission to showcase the incredible talent of Black Women and Femmes and foster a community where their artistry can flourish without barriers. Through the intimate showcases, Indigo hopes to provide a platform for exploratory art, dialogue, and community.

This event will be at The.BlkRoom - 4015 W Carrol Ave, Chicago IL, 606023

Performances By -

Oxvy.Moron - 6:15pm - 6:50pm

Camíla - 7:05pm - 7:40pm

Aliyah Jones - 7:55pm - 8:30pm

Vending From -

Earthy Essance - @theearthyygirly

Sou.l Chicago - @Souilchicago

50% of the donation-based proceeds will go to Assatas Daughters - Click Here to Learn More

Our Family Dinner event is part of a summer wellness series and is an opportunity for our community to enjoy some vegan, inclusive food prepared with love by some of our community members who use food as a means to support their community. We encourage everyone to read through the menu beforehand and be prepared for some of the best vegan food in Chicago.

Each ticket purchase includes one dinner plate and a drink of your choice.All additional food and drink items will be available for purchase from our vendors. All the proceeds of this event go right back to the chefs. In addition, this is a BYOB event.

Throughout the night, we will be blessed by the tunes of Dondarii who recently won the prize for DJ of the Year at the 2024 Official VSN Music Awards! Later on in the evening, there will be a performance by 9dsvn. You don't want to miss this!

Join alt_ on Saturday August 17 from 12 to 3pm for a reflective and immersive arts experience at The Blk Room. “The Lake Stool Project” is the culminating celebration of the Plastic Patrol cohorts, as they have learned how to turn trash into treasure by recycling plastic waste into stools, benches, beehives and more.

This exhibition will guide participants through this unique process of transformation, and facilitate reflective activities for guests to sit on their problems in true Plastic Patrol style. Food and drinks will be provided. Admission is free, but we welcome all donations and book purchases of Lake Stool with gratitude!

Join us on August eleventh at The.BlkRoom for “Spirit Wave”, a summer evening dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive space for everyone to enjoy themselves. The night will open with a performance by rapper and poet Devin, followed by the neo-soul enriching sounds of Green T and The Tempos. The final act will be the Ghetto Space Band with Wayne Gazi and special guests, culminating in an electrifying DJ set by 9MagicForever1.

Attendees can indulge in delicious food and drinks while mingling and celebrating the transition from summer to fall. This event invites anyone in need of being themselves.

Come relax, meet new people, and have a fantastic time as we close out the season together.

Our community wellness day is a wellness workshop and open mic event hosted by DJ John. This event aims to provide a platform for free speech and self-expression without fear of judgment while fostering community, and understanding amongst fellow attendees. The evening will conclude with a conversation on building community, mental health, and self care.

The Importance of Curating Our Personal Libraries and Creating Living Archives - Curated by Alexandria of SOUIL Chicago

A curated selection from thEIr personal library of artists and texts referenced in Black is Beautiful by Kwame Braithwaite (Jan 1, 1938 - April 1 2023)

Live at 2112 with Center for Creative Entrepreneurs, or CCE our Co-Founders Camila Vick and Senite Barih will be in conversation about creating The.BlkRoom and the importance of creative entrepreneurship!

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Sublvl is hosting it's second ever DJ Showcase, BLKout PT 2, this Saturday July 13th! THIS IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT SO PLEASE DONATE WHAT YOU CAN. In partnership with our family at the The BlkRoom, the event will be from 7pm-12 am, featuring sets from Ade, Miracle, Darrius, Cohen and Adam and as well as special menu from our friends over at Chunky's Treats! This event is BYOB/BYOL, water and good vibes will be provided.

The 312 Collective is excited to present its first in-person panel with a discussion led by Chicago native Chelsea B- a renowned fiber artist. The panel will be a discussion for all creatives curious to hear about Chelsea's work as an artist. Attendees will be also be given the opportunity to ask questions as well!

We are so excited to announce our new Series Sunday Salons curated in collaboration with @alexandriaxthegrea @souilChicago with beverages from @musecoffee!

Sunday June 23RD from 2pm - 4pm we will be opening space to discuss the importance of curating our personal libraries and creative living archives. This workshop and activation will be curated from Alexandria’s personal library of of artists and texts referenced in the anthology Black Futures edited by Kimberly Drew + Jenna Wortham.

We hope to see you at this free event to spend an afternoon building community around black art books, zines, and vinyl while enjoying beverages from muse coffee.